Welcome to Passaic ...

The city of Passaic is located in Passaic County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Passaic, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1854.

When the people of Passaic refer to themselves (known as a demonym), they frequently use Passaicite<2>

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Passaic has a population of 69,647 people<3> (see below for details).

Passaic is 100 feet [30 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: Passaic lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Telephone area codes for Passaic: (973) & (862)<5>

Websites for Passaic ...

Official Website: www.cityofpassaic.com/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Passaic had an population of 69,647 people. This is a decrease of 0.19% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 2.63% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Passaic had a population of 69,781 people (or 13.92% of the total population of Passaic County). This makes Passaic the county's 3rd most populous community.

The population of Passaic represents 0.79% of the total population of New Jersey (which has 8,791,894 people), making it the state's 8th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 69,781 people, the population of Passaic increased 2.83% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 67,861 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Passaic.

Communities Also Named Passaic ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Passaic - they are located in Kansas, Minnesota and Missouri.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Passaic.

Communities near Passaic ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Passaic.

• New York
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New York
  • New York is located in Kings County (NY)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,253,213 people
• Bronx
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bronx
  • Bronx is located in Bronx County (NY)
  • Population from the 2010 Census: 1,385,108 people
  • Bronx has also been known as:
  • Bronx
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bronx <6>
• Newark
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newark
  • Newark is located in Essex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 282,520 people
• Jersey City
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jersey City
  • Jersey City is located in Hudson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 262,664 people
• Yonkers
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yonkers
  • Yonkers is located in Westchester County (NY)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 200,040 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yonkers <6>
• Elizabeth
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabeth
  • Elizabeth is located in Union County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 128,382 people
• New Rochelle
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Rochelle
  • New Rochelle is located in Westchester County (NY)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 80,973 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Rochelle <6>
• Union City
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union City
  • Union City is located in Hudson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 67,137 people
• Mount Vernon
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vernon
  • Mount Vernon is located in Westchester County (NY)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 66,775 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Vernon <6>
• Bayonne
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayonne
  • Bayonne is located in Hudson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 65,165 people

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Passaic. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Passaic.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Passaic. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Passaic.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Passaic. Our list includes 16 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Passaic.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Passaic ...

Looking for more information about Passaic? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Passaic, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Passaic.

Adding Passaic to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Passaic in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Passaic was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Passaic post office opened in 1854.

We also found Passaic in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Passaic.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Passaic: www.cityofpassaic.com/

The official website for Passaic County: www.passaiccountynj.org/

The official website for State of New Jersey: https://www.state.nj.us/